I Am Loaded with Passive Skills

Chapter 4209: Chapter 1976: Watching the Fire (Part 3)

If faced head-on, Medicine Ancestor might be able to block the possession, but it would definitely be a battle where both sides suffer great losses.

"That old man is no fool..."

Xu Xiaoshou dared not follow the main forces, withdrawing his consciousness from the attached sand and exiting the Cursed Yin’s camp.

Afterwards, he detached from Medicine Ancestor’s life pattern, lingering on the battlefield’s edge.

For safety, his true form directly activated "Independence" and maintained it for a long duration.

Thus, he could completely detach from "being in this mountain" and observe the possession process comprehensively from a divine perspective, evading Medicine Ancestor’s attention.

"Buzz!"

The life pattern world in the perception view seemed as though it transformed from a three-dimensional to a two-dimensional state, flattening into a chessboard.

On the chessboard, two forces clashed; one emerged as the obsessive Cursed Yin, the other appeared as the prudent Medicine Ancestor.

"Boundary of Reincarnation."

Compared to Cursed Yin’s madness, Medicine Ancestor was far too orderly.

Xu Xiaoshou bravely moved closer to listen, even able to hear Medicine Ancestor’s heart’s disdain.

He slashed at his own life pattern branch with the power of reincarnation, opening a gap first under Cursed Yin’s assault.

The intangible gap opened at the Mud Ball Palace nurturing his divine spirit, yet with reincarnation power, it connected to the real world’s Great Desert.

When the Power of Cursed Yin surged through the "gap", a part was led to Medicine Ancestor, beneath his protective River of Reincarnation.

In such veins, the effect was minimal.

Cursed Yin was deranged, never turning away.

Thus, many veins were like this, nearly one-tenth of Cursed Yin’s possession force was guided by Medicine Ancestor into the Reincarnation River.

"After severing the hand, next is the foot."

Medicine Ancestor fought while retreating, then mobilized the Life River’s power.

When Cursed Yin’s possession force completely invaded his life pattern’s veins, Medicine Ancestor’s life force unobstructedly Cursed.

Yet after Cursing, through the Life River he stabilized the self, as if blocking with a boulder under the torrent.

One boulder wasn’t enough to stop the flood breaking the dam.

Unfortunately, Cursed Yin wouldn’t turn and wouldn’t carry away the stone, nor discern its purpose.

Thus, stone after stone obstructed, Cursed Yin’s possession technique continued forward, yet its speed was nearly reduced by thirty percent from the start.

"Strip its sinew, peel its bones, drink its blood, consume its flesh..."

Medicine Ancestor showed no panic, with frequent tactics, retreating to advance.

Step by step integrating into Cursed Yin, then permeating it, unstoppable possession technique was instead leveraged to plan dividing and shattering Cursed Yin before himself.

"Cursed Yin, you’re finished!"

Xu Xiaoshou saw at a glance, under the Medicine Ancestor’s response, Cursed Yin had not even a single hope left, its success possibility infinitely approached zero.

As for why it was infinitely approached and not directly equal to zero...

"Fool!"

"Reckless!"

"Phantom Swords Technique has countless changes, yet after going mad remains the same, only knows to charge forward in straight lines, you’re even weaker in intelligence than The Divine!"

Amid the rushing water sound, within Medicine Ancestor’s manifested world of spirit and consciousness, all true forms were inescapable.

Xu Xiaoshou glanced to the side, seeing Dao Qiongcang on the black river, fists clenched, focusing forward as if cheering madly for Cursed Yin.

Yet he cursed with veins bulging at his neck, obsessive Cursed Yin still charged forward.

Judging by his expression, Dao Qiongcang would replace his head with the front of Cursed Yin’s power, becoming a leaderless guide.

"This river..."

Xu Xiaoshou furrowed his brow, not focusing on Dao Qiongcang’s madness, but noticing under his feet.

Undoubtedly, this was the Memory River.

But different from previously seen, this river flowed pitch black, not muddy but an ultimate darkness.

Like...

"Shadow?"

More like...

"Reverse of memory?"

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly recalled insights from encountering Dao Qiongcang in the Dragon Cave.

At that time, following the whim of the Will Path Extreme Realm, he deduced and grasped such a vague concept.

Now it appeared, Dao Qiongcang truly had a side hidden at the reverse of the Memory River?

Moreover, his Memory River indeed had a reverse?

Time Ancestor’s river of time, Medicine Ancestor’s life and reincarnation river, why not have it?

No...

Perhaps they had.

Just, they had yet to discern it?

This reasoning seemed crazier, akin to implying Dao Qiongcang exceeded Time Ancestor and Medicine Ancestor in understanding of the Great Path layer.

But how was it possible?

This couldn’t mean Elder Dao the Flamboyant had greater talent than Bazhun’an?

However...

Glancing back at Dao Qiongcang on the Memory River.

Dao Qiongcang was mad, yet blind to himself, which was understandable.

After all, the Will Path Extreme Realm touched the memory; one could see him, he should see oneself, yet due to Independence, he was blind.

Glancing back again at Medicine Ancestor steadily blocking Cursed Yin on the life pattern.

The terrifying thing was, he activated Independence, Medicine Ancestor’s focus wasn’t on him, so being unseen was normal.

But Dao Qiongcang standing at the reverse of the Memory River, Medicine Ancestor couldn’t perceive it at all, this was shocking, yet verifies the conjecture:

At least in this moment, on some level, Dao Qiongcang was above Medicine Ancestor?

"Convinced!"

Watching as Cursed Yin was about to be defeated, the possession process on the brink of being blocked by Medicine Ancestor, Dao Qiongcang finally let go of waiting for a reversal.

Perhaps he thought Cursed Yin had a backup plan...

Unexpectedly, Cursed Yin was truly driven to desperation, left with only recklessness.

Dao Qiongcang’s face returned to solemn, yet without discouragement, pinched a decision with two fingers — after all, the one always having a backup plan was never Cursed Yin.

But before any action, the enormous and illusory figure of Medicine Ancestor on the life pattern suddenly froze in motion, with moments of surprise, horror, and questioning, calling out loudly:

"Who?!"